Before Peter Skoronski got drafted by the Titans, he had an awkward conversation with the Falcons.
Skoronski, an offensive tackle out of Northwestern, said Falcons head coach Arthur Smith straight up told the prospect that their interaction was boring.
“The head coach was on me the second I got in there,” Skoronski told The Athletic.
“I was giving them generic answers to their questions, and he said, ‘You’re really boring me right now. Your answers are so boring.’ The whole meeting, he kept looking at his computer.
“I was kind of laughing to myself and said, ‘Sorry, I don’t know what you want me to do. I’m answering you honestly.’”
Skoronski said he enjoyed his pre-draft meetings with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and Titans head coach Mike Vrabel.
“I liked his energy,” Skoronski said of Vrabel, who is now his head coach after the Titans selected Skoronski 11th overall in this year’s NFL Draft.
“Everybody has been welcoming me, and just showing me around a little bit, which is cool.
“I’m getting a feel for the place, and it’s been great. This is going to be my place of work now, and I’m looking forward to it.
“It’s been a whirlwind. Obviously, 24 hours ago I had no idea where I was going. Now, here I am, in my new city. It’s been crazy, but it’s so exciting. It was an awesome night with friends and family (at the draft party back home) and then getting that call.”
Skoronski is the grandson of Bob Skoronski, the five-time NFL champion offensive lineman who played for the Packers during the Vince Lombardi dynasty.
The NFL Draft process is notoriously known for coaches and executives pushing the buttons of prospects to see how they’ll respond.
On past occasions, these lines of questioning have crossed the line in ways that are objectively offensive.
The most infamous of these times was when former Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant was asked by former Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland if his mom was a prostitute.